Danish gold full hunter watch with patented hand setting circa 1868

Gold hunting cased pocket watch by Jules Jürgensen
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A heavy Danish hunting-cased anchor chronometer watch with patented hand setting via pendant, circa 1868. The watch has an engine-turned case made of 18K gold with factory glazing. It features an enamel dial with Roman radial hours, an outer minutes track, a subsidiary dial for the seconds, and Fleur-de-Lys hands. The watch’s movement is a bridge movement, ébauche: by Piguet Frères, with a large gold screw compensation balance and a lever escapement.
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Diameter: 53 mm
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Weight: 140 g
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Signed: Jules Jürgensen Copenhage
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Jules Jürgensen (1808-1877) was born in Le Locle, the son of the watchmaker Urban Jürgensen (grandson of Jacques-Frédéric Houriet). In Copenhagen, Jürgensen received an apprenticeship in his family’s watchmaking business and also studied mathematics, astronomy and foreign languages. Shortly after the death of his maternal grandfather, he went to Switzerland and opened a watch factory in Le Locle in 1834. Jürgensen attracted worldwide attention with the production of precision watches.